This course will cover the role of women in American history from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis will be placed upon the contributions of women to the development of colonial America and their role in pre-Revolutionary times. A separate section will analyze women during the War of Independence and the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Women during the early Republic on the eve of the Civil War and their role in the Reconstruction of America will likewise be discussed. Also addressed is the topic of women as leaders of the "Progressive" movement and during World War I and World War II. The "Women's Lib" movement of the 1960s and 1970s is examined and the role of women in America today concludes the course. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into Honors program and ENC 1101 or corequisite ENC 1101.
Terms Typically Offered:Fall, Spring
Credits:3.00
Textbook information will be available online for each term's courses 45 days prior to the first day of classes
for the term.
The courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida's Statewide
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institutions. Seminole State controls the description, credit and content of its own courses.